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Topic: Livestock

Maharashtra’s cattle trade comes to near standstill as traders allege ‘free rein’ to gau rakshaks

Maharashtra MoS (Home) Yogesh Kadam says he assured representatives of Qureshi community of action against those harassing cattle traders, but they are yet to share any complaints.

In J&K’s Samba, hundreds of livestock killed, livelihoods snuffed out by cross-border shelling

Samba district suffered loss of over 340 livestock animals during three days of cross-border shelling from 7 May to 10 May, according to the animal husbandry department.

India launches Livestock Support Program

A-HELP will provide services including disease control and insurance.

Department of Animal Husbandry to organise workshop ahead of 21st Livestock Census

The workshop will commence with an inaugural ceremony and a detailed session on the census methodology.

We did the math. Here’s what India needs to achieve E20 plan of blending petrol with ethanol

Modi govt’s aggressive push to meet E20 target in the next two years can pit energy needs against food security.

Govt withdraws livestock bill amid protests by animal lovers, activists: ‘Needs wider consultation’

After protests against proposed draft by those who believe it would result in animal cruelty, dept of animal husbandry & dairying says time is needed 'to make further comments'.

Why animal lovers, activists are up in arms against draft livestock bill — ‘cruelty, spoil native gene pool’

Draft Live-stock and Live-stock products (Importation and Exportation) Bill, 2023 aimed at framing measures to regulate trade. #saynotolivestockbill2023 trends on Twitter.

Livestock on life support: Where Pakistan floods hit the hardest

Agriculture contributes around 23% of Pakistan’s GDP. Some estimates indicate that 21 million acres of crops across the nation have been swamped by the floods.

Want to boost milk and meat production? Feeding insects to cattle can help

The global market for edible insects is growing quickly, and advocates say that using insects as ingredients can make human and animal food more sustainable.

Panel led by BJP MP slams animal husbandry dept for ‘zero’ funds to cow disease protection

In a report tabled in Parliament, panel also found no veterinary hospitals were strengthened or established in the last 4 years for livestock such as cows, buffaloes, sheep and goats among others.

On Camera

Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.